service and outreach
The River Basin Center helps fulfill the service and
outreach mission of the Institute of Ecology by providing counties, municipalities
and citizen groups with a range of tools and resources for managing growth,
protecting water quality and preserving wildlife habitat.
attorney general's water advisory council
River Center Co-Directors Ron Carroll and Laurie Fowler serve on this board.
erosion & sedimentation control
This service project developed by students from Environmental Law for Scientists explains the provisions of the Georgia Erosion and Sedimentation Act of 1975 (OCGA 12-7) and its 2003 amendments.
climate change
The River Basin Center is participating in the national Focus the Nation climate change teach-in on Jan. 31, 2008.
initiative for watershed excellence: upper altamaha pilot project
This new initiative, funded by the US EPA and Georgia EPD through Section 319 of the Clean Water Act, will serve as the model for developing watershed support centers across the country. The River Basin Center will work with other colleges and universities in the Upper Altamaha basin to provide technical, organizational and legal assistance to stakeholder groups to increase their capacity to enhance and protect water quality.
land use planning
and growth management
Greenspace
Planning
River Center faculty, staff and students have worked with state
agencies to craft Georgia's greenspace initiatives and have helped local
governments develop greenspace protection plans.
Land
Use Law Clinic
The Land Use Law Clinic provides tools and research assistance
to help local governments, state agencies, landowners, and non-profit
organizations develop quality land use and growth management policies
and practices, while giving UGA law students an opportunity to develop
practical skills and substantive knowledge of land use law and policy.
Tools
for Quality Growth
Information on ordinances and other policies communities can use to guide
their growth in ways that make good environmental and economic sense.
legal research, service and outreach
The River Basin Center conducts legal research into land use and water issues at the request of state and local government and other stakeholders, and offers several opportunities for service learning.
water supply issues
Reservoirs
in Georgia: Meeting Water Supply Needs while Minimizing Impacts
Information on the number of reservoirs in the state, reservoir
impacts on services provided by free-flowing streams and rivers, and water
supply planning approaches that can meet future water needs while minimizing
those impacts.
watershed assessment
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